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却(què) — meaning, uses and examples

1. adverb yet; however (adverb)

   天很冷，他却只穿一件衬衫。

   Tiān hěn lěng, tā què zhǐ chuān yī jiàn chènshān.

   It's cold, yet he's wearing only a shirt.

2. verb to decline; to step back (in 推却, 退却)

   他推却了这份礼物。

   Tā tuīquè le zhè fèn lǐwù.

   He declined the gift.

3. adverb verb complement: away; off (completion or removal, like 掉/去 — 省却, 忘却, 冷却)

   省却了不少麻烦。

   Shěngquè le bùshǎo máfan.

   Saved a lot of trouble.